DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 05/11 Hampshire_IL 889ft pt37818@42.147,-88.420,844ft BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by +0.1 degF SPONSORED BY: ChicagoLand Glider Council RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 12Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0953z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 58.4 - - 60.7 - - 52.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 423 - - 289 - - 43 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5715 - - 6256 - - 1563 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 5026 - - 5284 - - 920 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 6604 - - 7145 - - 2452 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1127 - - 849 - - 1430 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 546 - - 497 - - 168 W* B/S - - - - - - 20 - - 19 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 5 - - 5 - - 13 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 024 - - 354 - - 103 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 5 - - 6 - - 3 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 4 - - 22 - - -3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1084 - - -1002 - - -4383 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 7688 - - 8147 - - 6835 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -6628 - - -8123 - - -13540 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 13232 - - 15268 - - 15992 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 62 - - 59 - - 55 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 58.4 - - 60.7 - - 52.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 27.9 - - 28.1 - - 26.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 56.3 - - 59.0 - - 52.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 26.7 - - 26.9 - - 25.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 423 - - 289 - - 43 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5715 - - 6256 - - 1563 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 EXPERIMENT2 PROFILES OF WIND SPEED [kt] AND DIRECTION [degTrue] ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- Height 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z [ft] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ft] 98134 11 220 3 235 4 303 98134 90683 2 234 8 245 10 314 90683 84969 3 256 4 253 8 275 84969 80214 3 251 2 248 7 246 80214 76107 5 238 4 250 4 305 76107 72484 2 208 6 207 5 252 72484 69189 5 279 5 312 1 312 69189 66157 8 244 12 281 15 303 66157 63345 7 266 7 276 9 278 63345 60602 19 307 15 306 13 293 60602 57737 27 295 29 299 25 302 57737 54776 35 282 38 292 33 299 54776 51953 34 278 41 286 38 295 51953 49413 35 290 39 286 42 295 49413 47142 42 300 40 291 48 294 47142 45087 48 303 41 296 48 293 45087 43219 53 308 50 309 52 307 43219 41515 62 308 64 310 65 299 41515 39947 63 310 70 310 58 299 39947 38501 74 323 71 312 72 314 38501 37162 92 327 74 316 84 312 37162 35871 97 328 78 319 87 310 35871 34553 98 329 81 320 87 311 34553 33178 87 331 83 320 80 313 33178 31751 78 325 80 321 73 309 31751 30257 78 320 75 322 68 312 30257 28685 73 319 75 325 61 314 28685 27032 65 318 73 326 58 313 27032 25296 61 317 64 325 59 315 25296 23478 59 316 55 319 54 319 23478 21588 57 317 49 316 48 317 21588 19624 51 316 46 317 46 314 19624 17578 43 312 44 317 44 315 17578 15491 35 311 41 317 41 320 15491 13476 29 310 34 314 39 323 13476 11646 25 311 30 306 35 322 11646 10025 22 314 25 294 31 314 10025 8595 19 302 21 290 29 301 8595 7334 10*291 10*293 22 284 7334 6224 4*335 6*315 15 277 6224 5243 4 345 6 323 12 277 5243 4378 5 025 5 340 6 270 4378 3616 6 030 5 355 2 142 3616 2935 6 032 5 007 9*110 2935 2335 6 034 5 015 13*105 2335 1836 6 035 5 021 14 103 1836 1452 6 036 5 023 14 103 1452 1188 6 035 5 025 13 102 1188 1028 6 036 5 026 12 102 1028 936 6 037 5 026 10 102 936 PARAMETER KEY: (basic parameter information is provided at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/basic_parameters.html) (more complete parameter descriptions are at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/RUC/INFO/parameters.html) (additional help is at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/index.html, e.g. "For NEW USERS" section) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time = UTC Time of BLIPSPOT calculation FCST PERIOD = Hours from model initialization time Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] Hcrit = Height of Critical Updraft Strength [ftMSL] BL Top = Height of Boundary Layer Top (TI=0 height) [ftMSL] Hgt.Variab = Thermal Height Variability (difference between TI=+4{F} & TI=0 Heights) [ft] W* = Thermal Updraft Velocity (subtract glider sink rate to get vario) [fpm] B/S = Buoyancy/Shear Ratio (thermals may be unworkable if 5 or less) BL Wind = Wind Speed averaged through BL [kt] Direction = Wind Direction averaged through BL [degTrue] Max.Converg = Max. Vertical Velocity created by BL Convergence [x10^-2 kt] (note: BLIPMAPs provide better evaluation since convergence lines are usually mobile CLOUDpotent = Expect clouds at or above sfcLCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & sfcLCL) [ft] sfcLCL = Base of Lowest Clouds, if CLOUDpotent>0 (LCL = Lifting Condensation Level based upon sfc. humidity) [ftMSL] ODpotential = Expect extensive clouds at blCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & blCL) [ft] bLCL = Base of Extensive Clouds, if ODpotential>0 (bl CL = Condensation Level based upon BL humidity) [ftMSL] maxRH = Maximum Relative Humidity in BL [%] CAPE = Convective Available Potential Energy [J/kg] Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] DewPt@2m = Dew Point Temp. at 2m AGL [F] Temp@Bot = Temperature at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) DewPt@Bot = Dew Point Temp. at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] EXPERIMENT = Mystery variable for test purposes (intended for DrJack's use) * = Indicates BL Top (TI=0 Height) on profiles Note: printed heights are for 18Z - heights for other times differ slightly Results neglect thermals created by small-scale features not resolved by the smoothed model topography